This is an article by Audrey Watters for Edutopia. It is a great overview & guide for teachers on the fence about using wikis with their students. Why Wikis Still Matter | Edutopia Wiki is a Hawai’ian word meaning “fast” or “quick.” As a technology platform, Ward Cunningham installed the very first wiki on the [...]
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Why Wikis Still Matter | Edutopia
October 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Collaboration, Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Web2.0
Wiki.com – Google Type Search for Wikis
September 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Tech Tips
Wiki.com is very cool. Think of it as Google for wikis. The site let’s you choose to search all wikis, just Wikipedia, all "indie" wikis, or just encyclopedia style wikis. Wiki.com tags: wiki, search, web2.0, searchengine, wikis, tools Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F09%2F25%2Fwiki-com-google-type-search-for-wikis%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Wiki.com+%26%238211%3B+Google+Type+Search+for+Wikis’; [...]
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Entourage Tutorials
July 17th, 2009 · No Comments · District 62 Support, Tech Tips
Lot’s of good Entourage tutorials here. There are step-by-step courses as well as video tutorials. 3DCADTips: External site: www.microsoft.com tags: Entourage, tutorials Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F07%2F17%2Fentourage-tutorials%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Entourage+Tutorials’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Intro to our New WebMail
July 14th, 2009 · No Comments · District 62 Support, Tech Tips, Tools
Free online screencasting tool Edit: Click here for a larger version Click the preceding link for a short introduction to our new WebMail using Exchange Server. The video is less than three minutes & covers logging in, creating new emails, synchronization between the web & your desktop, & contacts – including distribution lists. Let me [...]
Goodbye old friend – Appleworks
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment · District 62 Support, District 62 Updates, Tech Tips
Starting school year 2009-2010 District 62 will no longer support Appleworks. I know this will be painful for some users, but for us to continue to move forward with new projects we have to cut loose old & outdated solutions. Appleworks falls into that category. While some people still use Appleworks, it will not be [...]
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10 YouTube URL Tricks You Should Know About
May 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Blogging, Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Tools, Videocasting, Web2.0
From MakeUseOf.com comes this list of handy YouTube URL tricks. Probably of most use to educators are the ability to post directly to a specific section of a video, hiding the search box, and disabling related videos. They’re all pretty cool, & hopefully some make your life easier. 10 Youtube URL Tricks You Should Know [...]
iPod Educators
April 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Tools, Websites
This Ning site is a great resource for using iPods in class. iPod Educators – Educational podcasters reaching the iPod generation tags: podcasting, ipod, podcasters, ning, education Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F04%2F06%2Fipod-educators%2F’; addthis_title = ‘iPod+Educators’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Google Tips
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Tech Tips, Tools, Web2.0
Google Tips Creating temporary or fake emails for students Embedding Google Calendars in your web space Using Google docs as webspace tags: google, gmail, googletricks, googlehacks Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fblog.d62.org%2Fsethbowers%2F2009%2F04%2F01%2Fgoogle-tips%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Google+Tips’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Google Earth Goes Under… Water!
February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Digital Literacy, Free, Tech Tips, Tools, Web2.0
With the release of Google Earth 5 beta Google is giving us a heaping helping of watery goodness. The oceans get the same treatment that land has gotten in this update. And why not, since more that 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans. Download Google Earth 5 & check it out. Also, [...]
Delicious Education
November 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Collaboration, District 62 Support, Free, Tech Tips, Tools, Web2.0
I was in a meeting today (IIC! – get it?) and Principal Swanson said he had a link that he would email all of us. I saw my chance & I took it. You see, John has blog – but John doesn’t have a Delicious.com account. I said (piped in, really) that if John had [...]
